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Teología Ecuménica: Llamados a la unidadCONCLUSIONESBIBLIOGRAFÍADOCUMENTOS DEL MAGISTERIO CONTEMPORÁNEOConcilio Vaticano II, Constitución dogmática Lumen gentium, 21-1 1-1964.Concilio Vaticano II, Decreto Unitatis redintegratio, 21-11-1964.Congregación para la Doctrina de la Fe, Declaración Mysteñum Ecclesiae, 24-6-1973.Juan Pablo II, Carta encíclica Redemptoris missio, 7-12-1990.Congregación para la Doctrina de la Fe, Carta Communionis notio, 28-5-1992.Juan Pablo II, Carta encíclica Utunum sint, 25-5-1995.Congregación para la Doctrina de la Fe, Nota sobre...2025-02-2003 min
Mission: UnityInterview with Gloriane (Convert from Protestantism)Please enjoy our thirty minute interview with Gloriane who was confirmed into the Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church in 2017. She talks about how she came to the faith through early Church Fathers’ writings and the book of Sirach, and shares advice for those who struggle with devotion to Mary. This episode is published on the last day of the Month of the Holy Rosary +(0:00 - 1:36)Introducing our friend Gloriane(1:36 - 3:11)A glimpse into Gloriane’s growing up years in a Protestant household, where a great love for God and Scriptures was instilled.(3:11 - 6:03)Gloriane shares about her first encounter with Cath...2021-10-3130 min
Mission: UnityInterview with Fr. Ferdinand (A Catholic Revert)In this episode, we are greatly honoured to interview Father Ferdinand, a priest from the Carmelite Order here in Singapore. He is a cradle Catholic who experienced a renewal of faith through the love of his parents’ sacrifice for him in his teenage years.
Here, he talks about his years growing up in Indonesia then furthering his studies in Australia; as well as his calling to join the Carmelites in Singapore with the help of great spiritual directors.
We hope that God would inspire our listeners, Catholic or non-Catholic, through his heartfelt sharing.
We chose to publish this episode on 16 Ju...2021-07-1637 min
Mission: UnityInterview with Rebecca (A Catholic Revert)This is our interview with Rebecca, who is a Catholic revert. She shares with us her years away from the Church searching for answers in different beliefs such as New Age Spiritualism.
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Introducing Rebecca.
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Rebecca shares the beginnings of this apostolate and why it is important during this time. She also shares why reason does not oppose faith.
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Rebecca delves into her younger days where she shares her past struggles with the Catholic faith and her sins. Although her family consists mainly of practicing Catholics, she highlighted that faith is not naturally hereditary and coming from a...2021-03-3027 min
Mission: UnityInterview with Agnes (Convert from Buddhism)This is our interview with Agnes, who is a Catholic convert. She was born and raised in a Buddhist household. She journeyed into the Catholic faith during her young adult years and subsequently, most of her family members converted to the faith as well.
0:00 - 01:14
Introducing Agnes
01:15 - 02:46
Agnes briefly shares with us her previous religious outlooks
02:47 - 04:22
Agnes delves deeper into what propelled her to seriously search for a religion and was eventually led to Christianity
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Agnes shares her early Catholic influences during her time at a Catholic convent school
05:41 - 07:40
Why not Protestantism?
07:50 - 09:25
Agnes’ take on wh...2020-11-2900 min
Mission: UnityInterview with Elaine (Convert from Protestantism)In this episode, we interview Elaine. Elaine was born and raised in a staunch Presbyterian household and attended a church with members who are strongly anti-Catholic (She was one of them too). Now, she is immensely joyful and thankful to have become a Catholic.
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Introduction about Elaine, who formed this apostolate Missiounitatis (Mission Unity).
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A look into Elaine’s life as a Protestant Christian (Presbyterian) and what she was taught in her church, including some Catholic misconceptions taught from the Protestant perspective.
04:25 – 09:54
How Elaine started her own journey home to the Catholic faith.
She realised some Protestant theological beliefs did not hold...2020-10-0700 min
Mission: UnityInterview with Nathalie (Revert from a Hedonistic lifestyle)In this episode, we interview Nathalie! She is a cradle Catholic who strayed away from the faith during her early adulthood as she was attracted to the fleeting pleasures of the world. Listen as she shares how the emptiness of worldly pleasures brought her back to the richness of the Catholic faith.
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Introduction
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Story of Nathalie’s past & her ‘desert years’ before returning back to the Catholic faith
05:20 - 09:30
Nathalie shares her turning point which brought her journeying back to the Catholic faith
09:30 - 11:52
Nathalie details the struggles and obstacles to her reversion journey. With the help of the La...2020-09-0643 min
Mission: UnityInterview with Noel (Revert from Protestantism)This is our interview with Noel, who is a Catholic revert. He shares with us how he left the Catholic Church, dabbled in Protestantism and eventually found his way back into the faith. He touched on various topics such as the differences between Protestant and Catholic theology, how Scriptures continue to play an important role in deepening his faith and some valuable advice on discerning vocation.
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Introducing Noel
03:25 – 04:55
How Noel is a cradle Catholic but started to lose the faith as a teenager after his personal experiences of people in the church and how he used to view the church as a...2020-08-0936 min
Mission: UnityInterview with Christel Marie-Martin (Convert from Protestantism) Part 2This is part 2 of 2 of our interview with Christel Marie-Martin, a Catholic Convert! She shares with us her journey as well as insights to the Catholic faith. (p.s. this podcast episode’s cover art is a photo of Christel hanging up a picture of Our Lady at her still-Protestant parents’ house - her father was looking on in seeming exasperation). In this episode, we explore the aspects of the Catholic faith that drew her to the Catholic faith.
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Interlude and brief introduction
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Christel’s first encounter with the Catholic Church, her love for the Latin Mass and Gregor...2020-07-2827 min
Mission: UnityInterview with Christel Marie-Martin (Convert from Protestantism) Part 1This is part 1 of 2 of our interview with Christel Marie-Martin, a Catholic Convert! She shares with us how she journeyed from being an Evangelical Protestant to being a Catholic. Listen to find out more :) (p.s. this podcast episode’s cover art is a photo of Christel hanging up a picture of Our Lady at her still-Protestant parents’ house - her father was looking on in seeming exasperation)
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Introducing Christel
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Christel details her life as a Protestant and shares some Catholic moments when she was a Protestant.
For instance, when she was young, Christel wanted a mother like Moth...2020-07-2522 min
Mission: UnityTrailer to Missio UnitatisHello! This is a trailer to Missio Unitatis, an apostolate with a mission for unity in Christianity, based on Christ’s prayer for unity in John 17:20-26. This podcast contains the voices of one ex-Protestant with the ardent desire for ecumenism and one revert with the fervour for the salvation of souls. This trailer may not be perfect but we do hope these imperfections point us to the fact that God is ultimately the one moving hearts :)2020-07-0404 min